Harford County, Maryland
County inventory for Harford County, Maryland is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Harford County average 4.2 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes - 822 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Maryland medians.
County care plate
Sheet MD-HARFORD-MARYLAND · Harford, MD
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 822 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #531/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $7,173/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Harford County
CMS star quality is the standout for Harford County: rated homes average 4.2/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes and 822 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Maryland medians: assisted living $7,173/mo, semi-private nursing $12,927/mo, private nursing $14,448/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $2,526/mo. Local Harford providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Citizens Care Center, Lorien Bulle Rock, Sterling Care Forest Hill. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Harford, MD
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Harford County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Care Center | Havre de Grace | 5/5 | 184 | Non profit - Other |
| Lorien Bulle Rock | Havre de Grace | 5/5 | 78 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sterling Care Forest Hill | Forest Hill | 5/5 | 156 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sterling Care Riverside | Belcamp | 4/5 | 129 | For profit - Partnership |
| Lorien Nsg & Rehab Ctr Belair | Bel Air | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sterling Care Bel Air | Bel Air | 3/5 | 155 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Harford County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health Care | Forest Hill | 4.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Harford
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Harford County, MD, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Maryland overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Maryland elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Maryland state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Harford County.